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E. 0. READ. DEVICE P03 PROTECTING JOINTS 0F WINDOWS.

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DEVICE FOR PROTECTING JOINTS OP WINDOWS.

' No. 529,838. I Patented Nov 27, 1-894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE.

EDWIN O. READ, OF NEVV'YORK, N. Y.

DEVICE FOR PROTECTING JOINTS OF WINDOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,838, dated November27, 1894. A lication filed December '7, 1893- Serial No. 492,985. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: Y'

Be it known that I, EDWIN O. READfa citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York, in the county of New York, State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Devices for Protectingthe Joints of Windows, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements devices for protecting the jointsof windows, doors, or other appliances which have a joint or seambetween the moving parts; and it is especially the purpose of theinvention to combine a catch or fastening with a guard or protection forthe joint, which will prevent the introduction of a tool through thejoint to surreptitiously open the catch.

In effect my device consists of a continuous hinge, extending the entirelength of the joint, so that there shall not be any interval betweenknuckles (as there might be if the hinge were not continuous) where anopening would be left, or the hinge weakened between the knuckles. Thiscontinuous hinge is further strengthened by furnishing one leaf (the onewhich is secured to one of the sashes) withan under lapping tongue orshoulder, and furnishing the other leaf with a corresponding tongue orshoulder arranged to abut against and make a close fit with the saidfirst named tongue. In this manner the opening between the two sashes,or between the door and the jamb, is eifectually guarded, so that it isimpossible to insert a tool to get at the catch.

Referring to the drawings which accompany the specification to aid thedescription, Figure 1 is a vertical section, partly broken, of my deviceas applied to a Window, the hinge being shown open. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the device, showing the position of the hinge whenclosed over the joint between the two sashes. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe entire hinge, when closed. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the deviceentire.

The device consists of a continuous hinge, formed with leaves A, B, anda continuous series of knuckles a, b, the leaves and series of knucklesextending the width of the window, 1) being the pintle.

I prefer to screw leaf A to the upper sash O, and said leaf A isprovided with a tongue a which projects beneath the knuckles, about asshown in Fig.1 and extends the length of the leaf A. In setting thedevice this tongue a is placed so as to be adjacent to but a little backfrom the jointj between the upper and lower Window sashes and also so asto permit the lower sash to be raised. Said leaf B is provided with arabbet b which extends the entire length of the leaf B and has acontinuous shoulder b, said rabbet I) being so situated that the tongue0. will enter said rabbet and abut against the shoulder b when theleaves are in the locked position Fig. 2. Thus it will be seen that thesolid metal of the leaf 13 covers the joint between the sashes O0,throughout the entire length of the oint, when the hinge is in thelocked position of Fig. 2, that the joint between the tonguea' andshoulder b is inaccessible from the oint between the sashes, and thatthe knuckles of the hinge are protected by the said tongue a and themetal of the leaf B.

To facilitate raising the leafiB for opening the window, finger pieces E'are provided.

D D are catches shaped, as shown in Fig. 2, and pivoted by means of theshoulder screws d to the plates e e, which are screwed flush to the topof the inner sash B.

To look the window the leaf B is turned flat upon the top of the sash C,audthe catches D D are then turned to the position of Fig. 2. The windowis. now locked. To .open it, the catches D D are turned off the leaf B,as indicated in Fig. 1 by the solid lines, said leaf B is turned up andclear of the joint j, and then the lower sash is raised.

It will be understood thatI am not restricted to the catch D or fingerpiece E that are shown in the drawings. Any other suitable catches andfinger pieces may be used without departing from my invention.

Now, having described my improvement, I claim as my invention 1. Aprotector for windows, doors and similar appliances, consisting oftwoleaves united by a continuous hinge, and one of said leaves beingprovided with a continuous tongue which projects beneath the extent ofsaid hinge and the other of said leaves being provided with a continuousrabbet adapted to receive said tongue and with a continuous shoulderadapted to abut against saidtongue when the leaves are in the lockedposition, substantially as described.

2. A protector for windows, doors and similar appliances, consisting ofa leaf A provided with a continuous series of knuckles and with acontinuous tongue at which projects beneath the extent of said knuckles,and said leaf A adapted to be screwed to one member of the window, dooror similar appliance, a leaf B, also provided with a correspondingcontinuous series of knuckles and with a continuous rabbet b and acontinuous shoulder 19 adapted to abut against the aforesaid tongue, andfinger pieces on said leaf B and a catch to engage on said leaf,substantially as described.

3. A protector for windows, doors and similar appliances, consisting ofa leaf adapted to extend parallel to the entire length of the joint anda little back therefrom and provided with a tongue which projectsbeneath the hinge of the protector, and of another leaf hinged to thefirst named leaf and being provided with a rabbet adapted to receivesaid tongue and with a shoulder to abut against the tongue, whereby themetal of said last named leaf covers the aforesaid joint throughoutits'extent when the leaves are locked, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmy'narne, in presence of two Witnesses, this 21st day of November, 1893.

EDWIN 0. HEAD. I

Witnesses:

BERNARD J. IsEoKE, PATRICK A. FAY.

